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GE CHOOSES SINGAPORE FOR PLASTICS PLANTGeneral Electric Co. said it will invest more than $4

When the local market for pecans was opened to imports Jan. 1, U.S. growers probably thought they ha

Paperwork automation has given agricultural and chemical manufacturers the fast reflexes needed to d

Sea-Land Service Inc. confirmed Friday it is laying off 102 union clerical workers in the New York-N

SOVIET REFORM PACKAGE NEARS, OFFICIAL SAYSA radical reform program to tackle growing social

U.S. firms could face prohibitive tariffs in East Germany if the United States continues to deny mos

Call it the War of the Wall. The Port of Richmond, Va., and the state's port agency are goin

EX-IM BANK TO EXTEND CREDIT COVER TO POLANDThe U.S. Export-Import Bank announced that it is

Under a cargo-sharing agreement between Levant Line SA and Pharos Lines SA, a line carrying cargo fo

Fuji Photo Film has introduced a new professional slide film. Fujichrome Velvia, a new concept in co

Alfred Eckes, commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission, will become eminent research

A coalition of House and Senate lawmakers introduced a bill to prohibit U.S. import of foods treated

The honeymoon Carol Boyd Hallett has had with the trade community since she was appointed commission

US BILL WOULD REQUIRE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN ADSLegislation pending in Congress would require adv

Customs Commissioner Carol Boyd Hallett has revealed details of a proposed reorganization plan desig

Curacao, the self-governing Dutch colony 35 miles off the coast of Venezuela, has an enviable proble

Carla Hills, U.S. trade representative, said the United States is reviewing requests from Bolivia, C

US ECONOMIC INDEX UNCHANGED IN JANUARYThe index of leading indicators, the government's main

Pork demand the past year or so has improved 20 percent from pre-1989 levels to establish a new high

CAUSTIC SODA DOW CHEMICAL CO. said it raised prices for caustic soda by $25 a ton, except fo

Is this the time to buy gold? Gold and, to a lesser extent, other precious metals historical

US-SOVIET GRAIN PACT HELD POSSIBLE BY JUNEU.S. and Soviet negotiators stand "a good chance"

The compounding of plastic resins is expected to grow significantly over the next five years as tho

With final settlement of Indian land claims scheduled next month, the Port of Tacoma is restarting w

The Kill van Kull waterway in New York harbor reopened to vessel traffic late Thursday, one day afte

CHURCH & DWIGHT CO. (Princeton, N.J.) - William C. Egan III was appointed to the new post of presid

IVORY COAST UNREST FUELS COCOA RALLYKnight-Ridder FinancialMajor civil unrest in the

The Journal of Commerce Industrial Price Index edged higher last week on stronger plywood and metal

After almost two deadlocked weeks, USS-Posco and longshoremen have both turned the heat up over who

GENERAL STEAMSHIP CORP. (San Francisco) - Capt. Ghalib Tikari was named assistant vice president of

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TRANSCOM, MSC MAKE CHANGES AT THE TOPVice Adm. Francis R. Donovan will relieve Vice Adm. Pau

The California State Lands Commission asked the U.S. Coast Guard to increase safety requirements for

Mar. 2, 1990 U.S. spot oil products price indications, sellers range, in cents per gallon, f

Additional charges have been brought against some previously indicted traders in the Japanese yen pi

The East German government, in need of wheat and feedgrains due to a poor 1989 harvest, is expected

A group of U.S. coking coal exporters will visit Brazil this week for a showdown on contract prices

WHO IS NOW RESPONSIBLE for the United States' long-term natural gas supply? Is a homeowner r

Nevada Power Co. announced that its kilowatt-hour sales increased by 8.0 percent in 1989.

Miners in the Ukrainian coal capital of Donetsk walked off the job Friday to press demands that loca